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Day: December 5, 2012

Bulgaria News World 

Bulgarian scientist who believes in aliens does not believe in ‘Mayan calendar’ destruction on December 21 2012

December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Luchezar Filipov, the Bulgarian Academy of Science deputy director of Space Research who made headlines in 2009 by saying that

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Europe News 

Serbian ambassador to Nato dies after parking garage plummet at Brussels airport

December 5, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Nato, Serbia

Serbia’s ambassador to Nato, Branislav Milinković, died in an incident at Brussels airport in what several media reports have alleged

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Leisure 

Studio 5 programme: December 5-29

December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Studio 5 is a different kind of place – far from being yet another cool and posh bar, it is

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Bulgaria News People 

International Women’s Club Sofia charity bazaar raises more than 280 000 leva

December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

  The International Women’s Club 2012 charity bazaar raised more than 280 000 leva, with proceeds yet to be finalised.

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Bulgaria News 

‘League of moderates’ starts campaign to cut back on boozing in Bulgaria

December 5, 2012December 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

A group calling itself the “League of Moderates” is starting a campaign to persuade Bulgarians to cut back on the

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Europe News 

Religion unites Slovakia, Hungary in euro coin controversy

December 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Budapest Times

Controversy over a two-euro coin is causing an unusual show of friendliness between Hungary and Slovakia. Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s public sector perceived as among most corrupt in EU, according to Transparency International 2012 index

December 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s public sector is seen as among the most corrupt in the European Union, according to Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions

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